California offers a number of surf camps and schools that will teach you how to surf and gain confidence being in the ocean. Proper surfing instruction will accelerate your learning curve and take away some of the frustration most beginners face.

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Northern California Surf Camps and Lessons
Club Ed Surf Lessons – Santa Cruz Richard Schmidt Surf School – Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Surf School – Santa Cruz
Southern California Surf Camps and Lessons
Aqua Surf School – Los Angeles Camp Surf – Los Angeles Corky Carroll’s Surf School – Huntington Beach Eli Howard Surf Camp – North San Diego Endless Summer Surf Camp – San Clemente HB Wahine Surf School – Huntington Beach Kahuna Bob’s Surf School – San Diego Learn to Surf LA – Los Angeles Leucadia Surf School – Leucadia (San Diego) Momentum Surf Camp – Oxnard (Ventura County) Pacific Surf School – San Diego Paddy Bex Surf School – Ventura Paskowitz Surf Camps – San Diego PV Surf Camp – Palos Verdes Estates (Los Angeles) Rusty Surf School – San Diego San Diego Surfing Academy – San Diego SoCal Surf School – San Diego Surf Sessions – San Diego Surf Diva – La Jolla (San Diego) Surfari – San Diego Groundswell Surf Camps – San Clemente